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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 8

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The Pantagraphi
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Bloomington, Illinois
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Bloominftoa, June 16, 1927. i f' ,1 i -Sw "5 1 I. i 1 1 i i i i i YEARS SERVICE i HARD of HEAR1HG in this community A complete lino of hrartnjc aidt for every type and decree cf hearing lo. prieed to meet every budget. Re offer scientific bearing I Ruth M.

Bach Distributor, rln5 the Hard of Hearing for ovrr it yran with Arontiron, nnd one berelf for ovrr 29 yrar. 5 EVERY DAY IS FATHER'S DAY 5 r-, i Whtn Ht Weors An Aeousticon i Moss Funeral for Wreck Victims AC0USTIC011-BACH CO. in the wreck, but only seven bodies had been claimed. Hundreds gathered to witness the 15-minute committal service. Fayetteville, N.

C. Thirteen victims of a tragic June 6 truck wreck were buried in a common grave at a Fayetteville cemetery Saturday. 20 persons died Thone 4-7575 TAey Go Their Way. Washington, D. C.

Obviously pleased, Sen. Theodore F. Green, left, R. chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Sen. Lyndon B.

Johnson Texas), majority leader, chat after the Senate late Friday night passed the administration's $3,637,000,000 foreign aid bill in a bi-partisan effort. COG Cora Belt Bank Bid: Parks Record Lists Sentence Rye Injured Fairbury Unit Plans InsfallaHon PAINT if. -v. ii For Robbery In Car Wreck FAIRBURY (PNS) pays for itself Fairbury Home Bureau unit Harris- Audrie Parks, 35, of meet Wednesday afternoon with burg, who is being held at the Mrs. Hazel Decker, Co-hostess-Che noweth.

Near Cabery county jail on a concealed weap- es are Mrs. Edith -with interest! Mrs. Hazel Bruniga and Mrs. Mabyl Mehrkens. There will be an installation of the officers.

Good "Dutch Boy" Paint pays of! with a bonanza of CABERY Five persons were injured in a collision on the Cabery blacktop road a mile south of Route 17 about 5:40 p. m. ons charge after giving three hitchhikers a "ride of terror" early Wednesday morning, was released from Menard State Prison 13 months ago. Sheriff A. M.

Campbell said Saturday that a check on Parks' record showed that he had served time in Illinois state penitentia am it ii ih I If Vl ill; iLifci LsHn 4'" El Paso Youth Pays $48 in Traffic Fines beauty. It lasts longer, in creases the value of you borne, adds protection and Injured were Barbara Ann Brun- David H. Kingdon, 19, of R. R. good looks.

a tntal of 'er Cabery and James Des 1, El Paso, was fined SIS Saturday afternoon by Normal James Police Magistrate man Ashkum and shiela Courier. 24. ries irom Xiiiz to 19o6 on an armed robbery charge. RELEASED 5 Parks was sentenced for a year to life on the charge in 1942, but D. L.

passengers disobeving a Normal police offi There' a "Dutch Boy" Paint, Enamel and Varnish for every surface of your home. Come in today join the smart investors who choose "DuXch Boy" every time! iji. i in the Bruner car, and Peggy Joyce Gregory, 16, of Kankakee, cer's Friday night order to report to the Normal police station. Stopped at the corner of Main a passenger in the Des Pain car was resentenced to a term of 10 to 15 years in 1947. He was released from Menard State Penitentiary in April of 1956.

They were taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee. and Harris streets at 10:50 p. the El Paso youth told the officer The sheriff said that the record revealed Parks also served 90 Mate police said there were no stop signs at the intersection and days with an Arkansas chain gang no arrests had been made. Dam that he knew where the station was located and that he would report there immediately, police said.

Kingdon failed to report Friday age to the Bruner car was esti during the 1930s after being convicted on an assualt to kill charge. mated at $600, and to the Des Pain car, 5650. The Harrisburg man was arrested early Wednesday morn night. Saturday morning Normal Begin Digging Ouf Springfield James Fain (foreground) repairs section of roof torn loose in tornado, as wife Nettie (rear) sweeps out interior. Her son, Vernon Harney, holds door.

ing at a road block set up by WE DO CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING We Cire Green Stamps CHESTER YONDERLIN "Bloomington's BIGGEST Paint Man" 403 N. MAIN ST. PHONE 6-3045 MINONK police had El Paso officers contact Kingdon and tell him to report for a hearing Saturday sheriff's deputies at Routes 9 and 66 east of Bloomington. Police were alerted to stop Parks when Miss Anna Baumann of Detroit and Mrs. Paul Telthorster and grandson, Timmy Rupright one of three hitchhikers riding with him was forced out of his car near Pontiac.

Two Lincoln Churches To Have Picnic Today ot Marysvuie, iriday were ODELL Bill Could Help Tazewell Solve Assessment Dilemma visiting with their mother, Mrs Lena Bauman. LINCOLN (PNS) Union Andrew Wolf Jr. was reported Friday to be recovering from an appendectomy performed last week at Dwight Veterans HELD UNDER BAIL The hitchhikers told sheriff's deputies that Parks picked them up in Joliet at 1 a. m. Wednesday Presbyterian Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln I before tax bills are computed will have a picnic at the Union The harm done by the situation, Church north of Lincoln at 5:30 officials say, is that minor errors and held them captive with a .45 automatic pistol until deputies p.

m. today. There will be rec reation, a picnic supper and wor ship service. I By JIM ENGELHORN Pantagraph Staff Writer PEKIN Adoption of a biU permitting township tax multipliers, now in the state senate, was hailed Friday as a partial solution to Tazewell County's scrambled property valuations by Paul Soldwedel, county treasurer. The bill would permit the state to assign individual multipliers to townships whose assessed valuations it feels are not in line with actual property values.

The mul BOOKS Every home needs a in assessments grow out of proportion when multiplied by the state factor. There are 42 Illinois counties Champaign, Ford. LaSalle, Livingston, McLean, Piatt and Woodford among them which have multipliers of 1. Only four other counties have multipliers as high as Tazewell's. TOWNSHIPS DIFFER halted the car three hours later.

Parks has been bound over to the McLean County Circuit Court on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. He is being held at county jail under 55.000 bond set by Police Magistrate Walter: Reiner. i Deputies said earlier this week i that they found a switch blade knife and a "chain mace" I FOLDING TABLE MODERNIZE or REPAIR I tVi fabulous I -J new drop-leai yTS. folding tables BOOKS Ideal for tipliers now are assigned only to Part oi the assessment problem equipped with a leather wrist strap in Parks' car. counties.

YOUR HOME By Making Use of Our Convenient picnics, lies in the differences between dinner parties Tazewell is now in the opening townships within the same entertaining. stages oi a program oi re-ap- Those townships whose property Dozens oi other uses BOOKS liif praisement, designed to bring valuations in line with figures on the assessors' books. A staff of DEW ITT Mrs. Patty Burton and Miss Sharon Clymer Saturday were vacationing for a week in Branson, Mo. Assorted sizes from i Assorted is fairly assessed still face the same high multiplier as the townships which have property assessed at a smaller fraction of its "FREE HOME-IMPROVEMENT SERVICE professional appraisers, working under Supervisor of Appraisals real worth.

Earl Zimmerman, is engaged in A 1954 study made by the state, Lrrett aelreOea of bki In thU re eer re-appraising the entire county. LOW MULTIPLIER SOUGHT Uty titles lleuee -firtlen elmest sebject. Yea will be sarprlsre the el'T end qeantltr ef rbeck eew KTBiUble (prlee rsege i te Soldwedel said use of township Simply Stop-In or Call 4-3261 and Tell Us Your Heeds. Our FREE Service Relieves You of ALL Work and Worry and Includes FREE PLANNING SERVICE ALL NECESSARY Soldwedel said, came up with some examples of township multipliers. Stressing that these are not the official figures which could be assigned if the state bill passes, he listed Pekin, 10.182; Grove- multipliers would enable each township to receive a multiplier SJ.iOI.

Ceme eet one nrw threats, ear Urie cellcrtioa. of 1 as soon as appraisement is completed. As things stand under Wc have bftekt la the lellewlar rest: MATERIALS LABOR WHen Desired FREE Accurate Estimate MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN land, 9.864: Fondulac (East Peoria), 13.625; Washington, 6.313; Morton, 6.8S5; Delavan, 3.371; Cincinnati, (South Pekin), 11.57; Hopedale, 3.231; Little Mackinaw (Minier), 4.702; Mackinaw, 3.178; Tremont, 4.708; Deer Creek, 5.99; Elm Grove, 6.504; Hittle (Arm-ington), 4.696. No figures were given for Malone, Boynton, Dillon, existing law, it would be necessary to complete the whole county before a new multiplier could be assigned. I Tazewell has a county multipli-! er of 5.8824, which means property values as set by township appraisers are multiplied that much 504-12 X.

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WOULD BEGIN IN 193S If these sample multipliers (computed by comparing actual prices paid for real estate with the assessors figures for the same property) are accurate, then all with figures below 5.8824 are now paying too much in property taxes, I I tnteret4 n. Safe Fun That Keeps Kids Heme in Their Own Back Yard The minute this fun-filled gym set is set up in your yard you'll know why the "small fry" wants to stay home. In addition to the Sky Scooter Pumper this unit is equipped with new 1-piece D-RAIL Galvanized Slide with a double curve that gives youngsters a thrill. ASS) while those with figures above 5.8824 are not paying their share Anthropology Archeology Art IViography Biology Ruine ChemiMry Child Care Cooking Drama Economic Gardening Geology Government History Hobble How-to-tlo-lt Books Hypnotism Industrial Arts Law litera'ure Marriage Mathematics Music Mystery Nature Pet Philosophy Physic Poetry Political Science Psychology Reference Books Religion Science Science Fiction Sociology Sports Short ind Education Travel And Many Others of the tax burden. If senate approval is given to the legislation, which was passed by the House May 25, the bill I cet on ttte ebeve.

I Nome AtMreit IjCity I i ii ii i i Ttf'Tru "twiun am would affect 1958 valuations for taxes to be paid in 1959. Zimmer man's office has indicated it may be able to have some of the small er townships' appraisals complet ed by that time. Others, especial ly in Pekin, Fondulac and Grove-land Townships, may take as long as two or three years to finish (Sdfpdfliif) -S-Ty 516.95 What Work Do YOU WANT Dons? 1 Check Improvement You Need Artie Finished Ornamental Iron New Roof Room Addition Railings and New Ftnee Recreation Room Columns Eirch, Mahogany end New Oak Floors pOJtic Wall Tilt hr Hardwood Johns-Manvill. 1" e- Terra-Flex Plastic New tchtn Cabinets, Floor Tile Pw" Built-in Oven I Rang. Air Conditioning Enclosure nlf5or i ix.

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